How to trim this?

[RogerS]

Scarfed in a piece of new oak here

and it needs tidying up (as well as another peg) but I can't decide how much to take off or where.

D seems OK

C - plane this corner down to line up with the new piece?

B - just trim the right hand sharp corner so that it runs into the old piece? Or cut away even more to line up with the top of the old piece?

A - bit of a step down from the new to the old and not really sure what to do here

or simply do nothing?

All comments very welcome

Thanks

 

[engineer one]

guess it depends upon who is going to see it afterwards, and also what it does to the strength.

doing it on site will of course allow you to use your fein roger :lol:

are you going to fill the upright joint, or leave it???

i would think the top would need to be aligned with the old lay lines, and the same for the bottom.


unless of course you make it a proper angled scarf joint :?
paul :wink:

 

[Keith Smith]

Personally I'd clean up B and C and leave the rest.

This isn't furniture :wink: :lol:

 

[Lukey]

I agree with keith, trim the oversized parts to match the beam to the right.

 

[inventor]

Leave it exactly as is. Carpenters of centuries past would have left it, and you'd be treating it as a delightful feature today.

 

[RogerS]

unless of course you make it a proper angled scarf joint :?
paul :wink:

Now you've got your 'rat mounted, I'll bring them round :wink:

 

[engineer one]

bl**dy long walk, but you're welcome. :?

paul :wink: